Here we are two weeks into the season, and SIX starting quarterbacks are out.
- Sam Darnold – Sea
- Jaxson Dart – NYG
- Jayden Daniels – Commandos
- Tua Tagliovua – Falcons
- Caleb Williams – Da Bears
- Kyler Murray – Minn
Funny thing is, both Minn and Seattle are 2-0. Minnesota has squeaked by its two wins, and Seattle squeaked out their win over the Pats.
The Bears are down to their third string guy Case Keenum as backup Tyson Bagent (???who???) is in the concussion protocol.
The Giants looked like hot garbage with Jamies Winston at the helm. Washington is another disaster with Marcus Mariota.
Sea looks to be pretty good going forward as they are a strong team and Drew Lock is doing his best Mac Jones impression.
Minnesota? Well, they have Carson Wentz. Murray went down on their first drive on their first game. For them that was prolly a good thing. Wentz crushed the Packers in the 4th quarter of the GB game, and squeaked out a win in the Chicago rain.
Soooooooo, you’d think with all these QB injuries, the phones in Santa Clara would be smoking hot. But the buzz around Jones seems to be non-existent. The latest story out of the Giants camp is that they are looking to trade for Jimmy G. Or JJ McCarthy.
Really? Are we simply stating “we want a #1 + a 3”? “We want Justin Jefferson”? Are we asking too much? Holding out for more later? Granted, it is still very early in the season, and many more guys can get hurt, or Wentz starts sucking, but the fact remains they have to trade Jones. They made the mistake with Darnold and a one-year deal as he would have been a great trade chip.
I mean, it would be a major fuckup if we simply let Jones sit on the bench for the duration of the season and sign elsewhere as a free agent. The team has pretty much established that Kurtis Rourke is fine as the backup, so a deal should be out there somewhere for Jones.
Huh. Love looks like shit. Penix isn’t looking terrible.
Atl isn’t as bad as I thought. Or maybe the Packers really do suck.
Fuck man. I don’t know. I’m in a pick ’em league and it is murder. GB at home should be a lock against a weak Falcon team.
Nothing makes sense.
Jesus. I thought teams were veering away from the idiotic 4th down calls when they have a chance to get points.
GB, instead of taking the 3 and getting the score to 17-10 behind, they fuck up and Atl drives down the field and scores a TD to make it 24-7.
Oh, and Bosa is on the injury report with a calf issue.
Packers gave Love a 4 year extension for 220Million ,70 Million guaranteed! Well that’s obvious money flushed down the toilet!
Yeah, I was pretty amazed how bad GB looked. They miss Jacobs pretty bad.
I guess. Or they just stink. Their defense is awful. giving up 250 on the ground is nuts.
i couldn’t disagree more with this take. And Chuck, hello! I actually don’t even know who are number 3 is but when Purdy gets hurt, and you know that’s coming, I’m content to know Mac is waiting in the wings.
Hey Craig! How bout them Giants? Kurtis Rourke is the #2. He played at Indiana ahead of Cal boy Fernando Mendoza. I think the team is good with Rourke.
Not really clear why there’s so little interest in Jones. Losing him at the end of the year for an end-of-3rd round comp pick would be pretty lame.
Buddy of mine, grew up in Wisconsin and loves the Packers, but he says they need whole sale changes and will likely not watch them this season. They are struggling this year because their offense cannot protect Love or convert on third down. I follow the Packers too (closet fan).
The offensive line deals with injuries and line changes. This leads to many fast pass rushes that leave Love under heavy attack. Head coach Matt LaFleur called the team’s third-down performance “disgusting,” as Green Bay has the lowest conversion rate in the NFL. The unit lacks a clear plan and fails to move the ball well. HAHAHA . . . LaFleur is part of the reason, as well as the front office. Specifically, his team is hurt by sloppy play and bad penalties. Green Bay leads the league in total flags and penalty yards, which often cancel out key defensive stops. This lack of discipline, combined with blown leads, is the reason they will go nowhere.
I can’t understand a “fan” saying I’m not watching them this year because they suck.
I also don’t agree with trading Mac. This is an all in year for the 9ers, Purdy gets hurt with regularity and all in means a tried and tested #2 QB not an untested “potential” QB #2.
The gain at the high end would be a second round pick. The gamble would be losing a proven, scheme fit, winning QB available.
To me its a no brainer, keep Mac and go all in.
I do expect a trade for an impact player this year if the team continues to look like a SB contender.
Talking to the choir 12th Man, e.g., I have been watching the SF GMen’s putrid season and it’s been disgusting what’s happened to them not just this season, but for the last decade.
In defense of my buddy, you don’t know him, and perhaps, I took what he said out of context, i.e., we were chatting while they played the Jets on the 20th, and it looked like a foregone conclusion that they would lose the game after the half. The Packers looked hapless . . . Fast forward to the end of the game, they dominated and pulled off the win, 20-17. My buddy, was so upset at the half, he said, “Done watching this shit, going to the gym to workout and take a sauna.”
If we are getting a 3rd round pick for Jones when he leaves after the year is over, we need to get a 2nd round or better. If that asking price is too high, it’s OK. Afterall, we may be the team that needs him and we already have him.
Exactly.
With Bosa out a couple of weeks or more, maybe we try to get Max Crosby? Maybe Leanard Floyd is a call from us again.
Raiders are 2 and 0, Crosby isn’t being traded unless they crater near the deadline.
Crosby is gonna cast an arm and a leg. And the Raiders don’t need a QB. Get Floyd and be done with it.
This fucking team is gonna be the death of me with these fucking injuries.
Joey Bosa is on the couch.
Yeah I tried to post yesterday for some reason it didn’t go through but I’m all in for keeping Jones just cause of the already mounting injuries at the QB position and having the best backup in the league only adds great value for the Niners in case of Purdy getting hurt unlike other teams with no one(Skins Mariota,Giants Winston,Bears if Williams injury lingers and their stuck with Bagent? are even worse Casey Keenum top 100 count down)
Also the 2027 QB class is LOADED with talent..Manning,Moore,Sayin,Sellers,Chambliss,Carr,I’m missing a couple more so 7-8? to name a few with size&speed! Hang on to Jones Shanny knows how valuable he can still be..
Also I’m so impressed in Shanny and his whole staff their top 10 and higher in offense and defense and ST 1-2? and kickoff returns) under Boyer and as much as folks allways want to rip the OL they haven’t given up a sack, and the ground games been solid and Morris mixing up coverages,blitzes and just 20 points in 2 games ( yeah lowly Fins,but the Lambs are not chop chicken even if they blundered their Aussie flight schedule) so let the 49ers keep rolling for now their playing great football and some power rankings moved them up to #1 are the Bills so the respect can’t be denied now..
Yup
Yeah, we can hopefully sneak past AZ and be 3-0 for the 2 tougher games in Denver and Seattle.
Denver doesn’t even really scare me too bad, but I’m now worried about our pass rush with Bosa out. Get Leonard Floyd already.
Yeah Mac Jones is great insurance to have around. Injuries at other spots already very troubling.
btw Mrs. Jones is great cut, big hit at the time.
Off topic, but anyone here attend playoff games, Niners Giants etc.? Friends of mine have season tickets to WNBA team and there was story in chron about how much more expensive playoff tickets will be (first home game Sunday) not to mention further increases if they get to semis or finals. thoughts? Was it ripoff if you went/scalpers bonanza or not?
Don’t know about prices but the Valks have turned out to a gem. Hopefully we can continue on to the championship game. I think a good defense is just as important as a good offense. And it would be a fun game for the Bay Area.
I for one think Rourke is our future. Bosa might not hit the field again this year. I would trade him for a good DE and a high draft pick.
What about calling Joey Bosa to ask if he’s stayed in shape and still wants to play?
The Balsa wood brothers? Get Floyd alrady
He does, he got $12m with the Bills last year and wasn’t willing to take less this year.
In reality Nick hasn’t been a top 5 DE for years now and is always injured, I would call Joey right now for $12m
If all the offers are simply ‘3rd rounder’ then no. Don’t trade him. We’ll get a 3rd round comp pick in 2028 for Jones if he skates.
But if it is a ‘3rd rounder and a starting DT’ then I can see it.
I think teams like Miami, Atl, and possibly Minnesota are simply waiting for the crop of QBs coming out next draft.
Six QBs are projected to get drafted in the 1st round next year.
Like you said, the 49ers getting a 3rd next year when Mac moves on is in the bag. Moving up a round of even 2 makes no sense compared to the insurance Mac provides for a real run at a Lombardi.
Pop quiz, which player is the only first rounder, taken under Shanalynch, playing on the current 53?
Its Nick Bosa and he’s injured again. He was taken in 2019, meaning the true value of a 1st rounder to the 49ers isn’t very much since they squander those high round draft picks every year.
No I definitely would not trade Mac Jones. Purdy is a high probability to miss some games this year. Rourke may be the future but he’s not a proven commodity.
Bosa? no. Aiyuk? no. Reuben Foster? No. Solly Thomas? no. Pearsall? No. Stribling? No. McGlinchey? No. Lance? No.
ummmmm. Running out of guys. Oh, yeah, Mykel Williams? No.
I’m out. Is the answer none?
New thread.